main auditorium features plush seats in a stadium-riser setting // event space features cabaret-style seating (tables, chairs) on the main floor, traditional theater seating in the balcony // yes, you can eat & drink in both venues

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TRIVIA usually every Wednesday at 7pm except it’s taking a 2 week break, with no trivia on 12/14 or 12/21, but returning 12/28

Menus

In our kitchen, we believe the quality of our ingredients speak for themselves, and focus on simple preparation. Our pizzas are crafted in true neopolitan style, with our tomato sauce, mozzarella, and dough prepared fresh, in-house daily. With a vegetable-driven menu, we source our ingredients from local farmers to highlight the quality produce of our region.

we do not take reservations, nor do we provide large party accommodations(except for those booking the event space)

Rental Information

Lake Theater & Cafe offers the total event experience, boasting a full kitchen with scratch made menu, craft bar, our state-of-the-art private theater / event space with deck, and a breathtaking view of Lakewood Bay: all the makings to facilitate an unforgettable evening on the lake.

Music Mondays

doors at 6pm, show at 7pm

December 12: The Acoustic Guitar Summit Christmas

The Acoustic Guitar Summit is celebrating its 22nd Annual Christmas Concert Series with a performance at Lake Theater on Monday, December 12th. Composed of three award-winning, master fingerstyle guitarists, Doug Smith, Terry Robb and Mark Hanson, the concert will feature songs from their acclaimed Christmas album, O, Christmas Three, along with other holiday favorites.

About Us

Designed by celebrated local architect Richard Sundeleaf, the Lake Theatre first opened its doors in 1940, charging 25¢ for admission and screening Another Thin Man. Its neighbors were Ireland’s On The Lake restaurant, Clever Cleaners, and The Theatre Ice Cream store. Weathering some storms in its many decades of operation, the theater in 2014 emerged reimagined in its current form, Lake Theater & Cafe.

There are countless movie theaters around town. We differentiate ourselves in several ways but succeed most clearly with our food and our drink. Chef Scott cares not only about the environment, but also your health and the local economy, and since our inception he has fostered these values through partnerships with like-minded farmers whose ingredients form the basis of our from-scratch menu. Our beer and wine lists represent the best in the industry, curated with care; and our cocktails feature seasonal ingredients mixed with never-bottom-shelf spirits.

It is no longer about just going to the movies, or even about the movies at all: skip the film, come to eat, come to drink, come to soak in the view from our lakeside deck.

We get that with ALL we do, the potential exists for you to have many questions. Feel free to get in touch via email, or maybe we’ve already answered your question on our impossibly thorough FAQ page.

Directions / Parking

DIRECTIONS

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PARKING

The covered garage at Lake View Village Shopping Center (355 1st St) is free to the public and provides ample parking for area businesses. It’s never full and is only a 3-minute walk to the theater from here.

Another public lot is at the corner of Foothills Road and Highway 43, it’s a minute closer but has fewer spaces available.

Finally, limited parking is available in the two-level garage next door at Lakeside Plaza (8 N State St) after 5:00pm on weekdays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays.

Whatever you do, DON’T park in the 365 lot, at least not for the time being: they’re getting quite aggressive with their towing policy, sorry to say.

There is a loading zone directly in front of the theater. Drop off your loved ones before you park and score bonus points* for your chivalry!